OBJECTIVE To report a case of recurrent ovarian torsion during a multiple-gestation pregnancy and successful treatment via transabdominal ultrasound-guided ovarian cyst aspiration. DESIGN Case report and literature review. SETTING Tertiary care fertility center. PATIENT(S) A 33-year-old gravida 2, para 1 woman with a history of ovarian torsion in a previous pregnancy, who presented with r...

Ovarian dermoidal cysts are benign lesions arising from germ cells. If they large, can pose a problem of differential diagnosis with the hydatid cyst. Transformation to malignancy is possible. Complications numerous, going as far peritonitis or even fistulization in hollow organ. We present case dermoid cyst ovary 33-year-old parturient twice scarred uterus who was treated surgically and whose ...

background and aims: ovarian cancer is one of most common causes of cancer related women's mortalities. human papilloma virus is a known factor concerning cervical cancer but its role in causing ovarian cancer is not yet verified. a few studies also identified hpv dna in ovarian carcinoma tissues. however, some studies did not detect hpv dna in ovarian carcinoma tissues. in this article, we inv...

Foetal ovarian cysts are the most frequently encountered intra-abdominal cystic masses diagnosed prenatally. The aetiology of foetal ovarian cysts is still unknown, but hormonal stimulation is generally considered to be responsible for the disease. The diagnosis is made by the exclusion of other cystic lesions confined to the foetal abdomen. In this article we report antenatally-detected foetal...

Embryoanatomical peculiarities are responsible for low occurrence of inguinal hernias in females. Amongst them, ovarian hernias are rarer. They are commonly noticed in children. An attending surgeon commonly faces diagnostic and operative dilemmas in managing these overtly "simple-looking" clinical scenarios. Although ovarian cysts are one of the common contents of the sac, we report a case of ...

BACKGROUND The formation of functional ovarian cysts has been recognized as one of the side effects of GnRH agonist administration. The formation of cysts during IVF treatment may be of no clinical significance or may negatively influence its outcome. The objective of this study was to determine the incidence of ovarian cyst formation following GnRH agonist administration and to examine their e...

Background: Endometriosis is defined as the presence of endometrial glands and stroma outside the endometrial cavity and uterine musculature. The most common site of endometriosis is pelvis, but endometrotic implants may occur nearly anywhere in the body. Endometriosis is a common and serious gynecologic problem in reproductive age women, who have pelvic pain, dyspareunia, or infertility. The g...

INTRODUCTION Endometrioma is a common form of endometriosis and it is represented by endometriotic deposits within the ovaries which accounts for upto 17-44% of cases. Laparoscopic stripping of ovarian endometriotic cysts is an accepted technique owing to low recurrence rates. Decrease in residual ovarian tissue volume was noted in many studies followed cystectomy. This study aims at estimating...

BACKGROUND Large cystic ovarian masses pose technical challenges to the laparoscopic surgeon. Removing large, potentially malignant specimens must be done with care to avoid the leakage of cyst fluid into the abdominal cavity. CASE We present the case of a large ovarian cystic mass treated laparoscopically with intentional trocar puncture of the mass to drain and remove the mass. DISCUSSIO...

We report the case of a patient who developed a vesicoovarian fistula on an endometriosis abscessed cyst. The patient presented with an advanced endometriosis stage IV complicated with a right ovarian abscessed cyst of 10 cm. A first coelioscopy with cystectomy was realized. After surgery, a voiding cystography highlighted a fistula between the ovarian abscess and the bladder. A second surgery ...